Brädi

Brädi
Brädi in 2017
Background information
Birth name	Kari Olavi Härkönen
Also known as	A'damite (2001–2002) Brad Spitt (2003–2005) Brädi (2004–)
Born	(1979-04-09) 9 April 1979 (age 45) Finland
Genres	Hip hop
Years active	2001 – present
Labels	Rähinä Records
Website	www.rahina.com/artistit/bradi

Kari Olavi "Kapa" Härkönen (born 9 April 1979), better known by his stage name Brädi, is a Finnish hip hop artist. Brädi (pronounced "Braddy") has sung in Finnish and in English (the latter mostly under the name Brad Spitt), in bands and solo.

Career

Beginnings

He started his musical career under the name A'damite in 2001. He eventually joined the Finnish hip hop band 5th Element and had three albums with the band.[1]

He was also part of the hip hop trio Herrasmiesliiga with Cheek and TS.[1] He opened many times for Cheek gigs as "tuplaamassa" (double mass) shows. He collaborated with Cheek in the music videos "Huligaani", "Raplaulajan vapaapäivä", "Täältä sinne", "Liekeissä", "Jos mä oisin sä", "Viihdyttäjä" and "Maanteiden kingi".

He has also appeared in recordings by Näkökulma, Maajoukkue, A04 and MGI.

Solo career

Brädi's first solo studio album was Repullinen hiittiä released in May 2010. The album was produced by MGI. He also issued the mixtape Repullinen remixejä in 2012. He is preparing a new album after signing with Rähinä Records in 2012. His single "Lämpöö" featuring Redrama reached the Top 10 in Finland.

Personal life

Brädi started as a sportsman playing basketball and is an announcer for the Finnish Namika Lahti basketball club's home games.[2]

Discography

Albums

in 5th Element

• 2002: I
• 2004: Kakkonen
• 2005: 2,8‰

in Herrasmiesliiga

(with Cheek and TS)

• 2006: Herrasmiesliiga

Solo

Year	Single	FIN	Certification
		FIN [3]
2010	Repullinen hiittiä	14
2012	Näis kengis	39
2014	III	4

Mixtapes

Year	Single	FIN	Certification
		FIN [3]
2012	Repullinen remixejä	–

Singles

Year	Single	FIN	Album
		FIN [3]
2010	"Mä tarjoon" (feat. Illi)	5	Repullinen hiittiä
	"Kuka hän on"	—
	"Kato mun käteen"	—
2012	"Lämpöö" (feat. Redrama)	1	Näis kengis
2014	"Hätähuuto" (feat. Toni Wirtanen)	5	TBA
	"Uimaan" (feat. PistePiste)	17
2016	"Kombo" (feat. Evelina)	12
	"Saturnus" (feat. Illi)	10 [4]

Featured in

Year	Single	FIN	Album
		FIN [5]
2012	"Puuttuva palanen" (Robin feat. Brädi)	4	Robin album Chillaa

Music videos

• 2010: "Mä tarjoon" [1]
• 2010: "Kato mun käteen" [2]

References

1. "Rahina.com: Brädi artist page". Archived from the original on 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
2. Suosikki.fi: Suomalaisräppäri toimii koriskuuluttajana Archived April 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
3. FinnishCharts.com: Brädi discography
4. "Suomen Virallinen Lista".
5. FinnishCharts: Robin feat. Brädi discography page

External links

• Brädi page on Rähinä Records website Archived 2010-04-01 at the Wayback Machine
• Brädi page on Facebook